How Did The Philadelphia Zoo Changed
A Zoo That Has Changed the World For The Better
What if one your siblings or even your parents came home with an animal that you have never seen before, and then they didn't know what to do with it. What would you do? This is kind of how the first zoo started. The first zoo ever in the United States was in Philadelphia it was called the Philadelphia Zoo. It was opened around 160 years ago and it was very popular. After the zoo was approved it took 15 more to be open due to the Civil War. But when the Zoo was open it was one of biggest attractions in Philadelphia. From this event it has effected the way of the world in so many ways.
The 1700's In the 1700's the thought of the zoo started. It all started when sailors and hunters would …show more content…
So the Philadelphia Zoo was opened July 1, 1874. This was a very important day at 3400 West Giard Avenue in Philadelphia. On the opening day a brass band invited more than 3,000 visitors to the zoo. Flags flew high, noise filled the air, and people crowed every where. People came on foot, by cars, horse and buggy, and
This is the sign when you first enter the zoo every 15 minutes by steamboat. The Philadelphia Zoo has its own wharf on the Schuylkill River. It costed 10 cents for kids and 25 cents for adults. This price lasted for another 50 years. The Philly Zoo was a leading attraction at that time, and today it is one of the most visited places in Philadelphia. It has become very …show more content…
Each year the zoo receives more than 1.35 million people today. When the zoo first came out it had 228,000 people visit per year but now that has grown. The day the Zoo first opened it had a little bit over 800 animals and it had a 30 acres garden. But now in 2017 it has 1,300 animals and a 42 acre garden. Some of the unusual animals there are the naked mole-rat, the languor a leaf eating monkey, and a marmoset. But the rare animals they have are a Amur leopard, Bali mynah, blue-eye black lemur, black and white ruffled lemur, Chinese alligator, blacked-headed spider monkey, Guam kingfisher, Guam rail, mhorr gazelle, mongoose lemur, Panamanian golden frog, Rodrigues fruit bat, Sumatran Orangutan, western lowland gorilla, and a white bellied spider monkey. The zoo has just blossomed into something beautiful from the day it started to
What if one your siblings or even your parents came home with an animal that you have never seen before, and then they didn't know what to do with it. What would you do? This is kind of how the first zoo started. The first zoo ever in the United States was in Philadelphia it was called the Philadelphia Zoo. It was opened around 160 years ago and it was very popular. After the zoo was approved it took 15 more to be open due to the Civil War. But when the Zoo was open it was one of biggest attractions in Philadelphia. From this event it has effected the way of the world in so many ways.
The 1700's In the 1700's the thought of the zoo started. It all started when sailors and hunters would …show more content…
So the Philadelphia Zoo was opened July 1, 1874. This was a very important day at 3400 West Giard Avenue in Philadelphia. On the opening day a brass band invited more than 3,000 visitors to the zoo. Flags flew high, noise filled the air, and people crowed every where. People came on foot, by cars, horse and buggy, and
This is the sign when you first enter the zoo every 15 minutes by steamboat. The Philadelphia Zoo has its own wharf on the Schuylkill River. It costed 10 cents for kids and 25 cents for adults. This price lasted for another 50 years. The Philly Zoo was a leading attraction at that time, and today it is one of the most visited places in Philadelphia. It has become very …show more content…
Each year the zoo receives more than 1.35 million people today. When the zoo first came out it had 228,000 people visit per year but now that has grown. The day the Zoo first opened it had a little bit over 800 animals and it had a 30 acres garden. But now in 2017 it has 1,300 animals and a 42 acre garden. Some of the unusual animals there are the naked mole-rat, the languor a leaf eating monkey, and a marmoset. But the rare animals they have are a Amur leopard, Bali mynah, blue-eye black lemur, black and white ruffled lemur, Chinese alligator, blacked-headed spider monkey, Guam kingfisher, Guam rail, mhorr gazelle, mongoose lemur, Panamanian golden frog, Rodrigues fruit bat, Sumatran Orangutan, western lowland gorilla, and a white bellied spider monkey. The zoo has just blossomed into something beautiful from the day it started to